Harbor

Posted on October 6, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems.

Dreams of a lighthouse–

Solitude, undisturbed,

lasting berth to air.

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To the Lighthouse

Posted on October 6, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems.

Gulls glide in cursive

above the grammarless sea–

Red lighthouse, sentenced.

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Ferry

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems.

Aboard the ferry,

man dreams he is a sea gull–

Above, clouds wonder.

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Rites

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

Down by the river,

a boy and his grandfather–

Soft grass grows through stone.

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Where We Are Not

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

A turned head beckons

the promise of faraway–

Lie again, softly.

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Seasons

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

Street festival, June,

summer kimonos in bloom–

Autumn waits its turn.

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Umbrella

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

Eternity found

in grains of sand, scoured by sea–

Pairing, without qualms.

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Silk

Posted on October 5, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

Flowers in the dark

smell different from flowers

not in the dark.

Hands part silk

to sunder the gauzy veils of sleep

with tenderest unconditional regards.

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Innocent When We Dream

Posted on October 4, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems

The longing for peace

in loving sync with repose–

The softest route home.

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The Journey

Posted on October 4, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems.

No words to describe

this passing sense, here now gone–

Dreaming in real-time.

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